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The library hummed with the low, electric buzz of fluorescent lights and the dry rustle of turning pages. Dust motes drifted in a shaft of harsh afternoon sun that cut through the tall windows, painting the air with lethargic gold. Leaning against the front desk, Lena Vartan stood with elbows propped on the worn laminate, a heavy criminology textbook splayed open under her palm. She was all sharp angles and simmering irritation—her shaggy dark hair fell over her furrowed brows, and the gold piercing above her eye caught the light as she flicked a glance toward the source of a familiar, cutting voice. Sloane's question sliced through the quiet like a blade, and Jules's reply dripped with that same condescending pity that made Lena's blood boil in her veins. She didn't bother to look at y…